Toy arrow



July 14, 1925. 1,545,476

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Application sled Iovember To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AUGUSTYH. Aus'raa- MAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at ,Arvada, count of Jefi'erson, and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toy Arrows; and I a do declare the followin to be a full, clear,

and exact description 0 the invention, such' as will enable others skilled in the art to which it- 'appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accoman r expensive to buy and more or less awkward and unhandy', with the result that the shooting with. arrows has not sively practiced.

It is the object of this invention to produce an arrow that canbe employed incon nection with bows of the ordinary construc- .tion or with a device popular] referred to as a pea-shooter. It 1s a further object to so construct my improved arrow that it can be used to convey toy parachutes upwardly into the .airand to release the same at the been very extenmaximum elevationof the arrows flight.-

My arrow is also accompanied by means for [attaching thereto a fire cracker'which m V be carried into the air before it is-explode andis, in addition, provided with means for,

marking on'a target the exact point wherethe'arrow struck so asto afiord aready means of comparing the score of the icon-- testants, V

The above and other objects,'zwhich".may

become apparent as the description proceeds, are attained by means ofa construction and arrangementof parts that'I .will now describe in detail,-reference for this urpose' being had to the accompanyin wing, in which the same is illustrat andinwhi'ch: V v

Fig. 1 isa pective view'showing the 'ma.nner ini Eich my arrow isjlaunched.

a4, 1924. Serial Io. 151,;01.

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This view also shows how the toy parachute is attached to the arrow;

Fig. 2 shows the'arrow and the parachute as they a pear immediately after the arrow has reac ed its maximum elevation and started on the return pass towards the, earth, the parachute being s own released;

.- Fi 3 is a detail .showin the manner in whic the feathers are attac ed, the manner in which the loop is secured to the end of the arrow, parachute;

Fig. 4 is [a detail showing the means employed for connecting the pea-shooter,to the arrow; l a

Fig. 5 shows a target that :has been struck four times and is being hit for th'efifth time by one of myv arrows; Fig. 6 is'a section throufih the tip of my arrow taken o'nline 6-6,

ig. 7, and shows.

and the means for attaching the how the marking powder'is held in place;

Fig. 7 showsa perspective view of my arrowwith a fire cracker attached thereto;

F' Sis a section taken'on line Figs. 7 an 9; and v Fig. 9 is a side elevation of a portion of the arrow showing the fire cracker attached thereto.

My arrow comprises a long, straight, round'rod 1 of wood or metal tubing, such as usually employed in the construction of ordin" arrows; I Secured near one end of "the are feathers 2 which are held in .place by cords 3. The ti' of the arrow,

instead of being provide with aLsharp point of flint or steel, is provided with asoftrubber ti 4 which is formed from; a 31,.

cylindrical ru her member having an open-'- ing at one end for the rece tion of the end-of the arrow which may be s lghtly enlargedin '6.-'- .The'other end has acavity for'the tothe mannerindicated by numeral 5 m F1g..

eeption of some colored powder, such as ,chalk or talcum powder; A partition 7 preferably separates the cavities and preas it might readily do if; e partition were absent. Near the feathemdend I a pin 8 that preferably has a threaed connection with the arrow and rejects outrovide wardly from the same so as to cm a means 'that can be 7 by the member9that joins the free en of the elastic bands 10 of the pea-shooter; 11. Secured to-the arrow,- to the rear of'the sloop .00 -ventsthetip4from's1i 'ontothe'arromh :12 which is held in lace by a wrapping 13 of cord or wire. xtendmg transversely through the arrow nearvthe extreme rear ti thereof is a metal pin 14, one end of which is bent into a hook 15. T1118 pm is freely rotatable in the arrow and the hook is weighted in the manner'indicated in Figs. 2 and 3 so that the aggen end of the hook will always be upw ly. Near the front end of the arrow I provide a diametrical opening 16 (Fi 8) which is adapted to receive a wine 0 amp 17 that has a portion thereof bent double and ada ted to be inmanner indicated in sorted into the opening 16. e outer ends of the clamp 17. are curved and adapted to receive and hold a fire cracker 18.

the parachute which opens and descends independently of the arrow. If it is desired to shoot a fire cracker into the air for the purpose of having it explode above the ground, this is readily accomplished by means of thespring clip 17.

If it isdesired to employ the arrow for target practice either in connection. with a bow' or a Pea shooter, the cavity: in the end of the tip-4 is filled with a colored powder or a colored paste which will leave a mark on the target wherever the latter is bit. If several persons compete "at'target practice, they may each be' provided with an'arrow orfarrows having a distinc-- tive color of powderor paste so that the ig. 2. This releases in several ways, for which arrows of ordinary construction are unsuited. Having now described my invention, what I'claim as new is: V

1. An arrow rovided at its forward end with a soft rub r ti separated into two compartments, one 0 ti of the arrow and the other of which is adhpted to receive a colored powder.

which receives the- 2. An arrow provided at its forward end with a soft rubber ti separated into two compartments, one 0 which receives the tip of the arrow and the other of which is a aptedto receive a-colored powder, the tipof the arrow being somewhat enlarged so as to tfirrovide means for more securely holding e rubber tip in place.

3. An arrow having a tip and a feathered end, the feathered end having an openin extending transversely therethrough, ahoo rotatably mounted in said openin said hook being adapted to carry a raw ute.

4. An arrow aving a tip'an a feathered end, the feathered end having an openin extending transversely therethrough, a hoo mounted "in said opening, said rotatabl hook being of. sufficient weight to be rotated by gravity as the arrow changes its direction.

Intestimony whereof I aflix 311% si ature. R N.

I AUGUST H. AUS 

